Rank |
County |
Population (2012) |
1 |
Fairfax County, Virginia
|
1,118,602
|
2 |
Virginia Beach city, Virginia
|
447,021
|
3 |
Prince William County, Virginia
|
430,289
|
4 |
Loudoun County, Virginia
|
336,898
|
5 |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
|
323,856
|
6 |
Henrico County, Virginia
|
314,932
|
7 |
Norfolk city, Virginia
|
245,782
|
8 |
Chesapeake city, Virginia
|
228,417
|
9 |
Arlington County, Virginia
|
221,045
|
10 |
Richmond city, Virginia
|
210,309
|
11 |
Newport News city, Virginia
|
180,726
|
12 |
Alexandria city, Virginia
|
146,294
|
13 |
Hampton city, Virginia
|
136,836
|
14 |
Stafford County, Virginia
|
134,352
|
15 |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
|
125,684
|
16 |
Albemarle County, Virginia
|
102,251
|
17 |
Hanover County, Virginia
|
100,668
|
18 |
Roanoke city, Virginia
|
97,469
|
19 |
Portsmouth city, Virginia
|
96,470
|
20 |
Montgomery County, Virginia
|
95,194
|
21 |
Roanoke County, Virginia
|
92,901
|
22 |
Suffolk city, Virginia
|
85,181
|
23 |
Frederick County, Virginia
|
80,317
|
24 |
Rockingham County, Virginia
|
77,391
|
25 |
Lynchburg city, Virginia
|
77,113
|
26 |
Augusta County, Virginia
|
73,658
|
27 |
Bedford County, Virginia
|
69,590
|
28 |
James City County, Virginia
|
68,967
|
29 |
Fauquier County, Virginia
|
66,542
|
30 |
York County, Virginia
|
66,146
|
31 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
|
62,807
|
32 |
Franklin County, Virginia
|
56,411
|
33 |
Washington County, Virginia
|
55,190
|
34 |
Campbell County, Virginia
|
55,163
|
35 |
Henry County, Virginia
|
52,969
|
36 |
Harrisonburg city, Virginia
|
50,981
|
37 |
Culpeper County, Virginia
|
47,911
|
38 |
Tazewell County, Virginia
|
44,268
|
39 |
Charlottesville city, Virginia
|
43,956
|
40 |
Danville city, Virginia
|
42,996
|
41 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia
|
42,583
|
42 |
Wise County, Virginia
|
40,918
|
43 |
Manassas city, Virginia
|
40,605
|
44 |
Warren County, Virginia
|
38,070
|
45 |
Prince George County, Virginia
|
36,941
|
46 |
Gloucester County, Virginia
|
36,886
|
47 |
Halifax County, Virginia
|
35,849
|
48 |
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
|
35,399
|
49 |
Pulaski County, Virginia
|
34,736
|
50 |
Orange County, Virginia
|
34,246
|
51 |
Louisa County, Virginia
|
33,430
|
52 |
Accomack County, Virginia
|
33,341
|
53 |
Botetourt County, Virginia
|
33,154
|
54 |
Amherst County, Virginia
|
32,384
|
55 |
Petersburg city, Virginia
|
31,973
|
56 |
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
|
31,749
|
57 |
Smyth County, Virginia
|
31,718
|
58 |
Carroll County, Virginia
|
29,851
|
59 |
Wythe County, Virginia
|
29,251
|
60 |
Caroline County, Virginia
|
28,972
|
61 |
Russell County, Virginia
|
28,445
|
62 |
Powhatan County, Virginia
|
28,123
|
63 |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
|
27,994
|
64 |
Fredericksburg city, Virginia
|
27,307
|
65 |
Winchester city, Virginia
|
26,881
|
66 |
Fluvanna County, Virginia
|
25,967
|
67 |
Lee County, Virginia
|
25,474
|
68 |
Salem city, Virginia
|
24,970
|
69 |
King George County, Virginia
|
24,500
|
70 |
Staunton city, Virginia
|
23,921
|
71 |
Page County, Virginia
|
23,895
|
72 |
Buchanan County, Virginia
|
23,859
|
73 |
Fairfax city, Virginia
|
23,461
|
74 |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
|
23,238
|
75 |
Scott County, Virginia
|
22,781
|
76 |
Rockbridge County, Virginia
|
22,394
|
77 |
Hopewell city, Virginia
|
22,348
|
78 |
Goochland County, Virginia
|
21,347
|
79 |
Waynesboro city, Virginia
|
21,107
|
80 |
New Kent County, Virginia
|
19,169
|
81 |
Greene County, Virginia
|
18,771
|
82 |
Patrick County, Virginia
|
18,451
|
83 |
Southampton County, Virginia
|
18,409
|
84 |
Bristol city, Virginia
|
17,662
|
85 |
Westmoreland County, Virginia
|
17,524
|
86 |
Colonial Heights city, Virginia
|
17,479
|
87 |
Buckingham County, Virginia
|
17,088
|
88 |
Brunswick County, Virginia
|
17,010
|
89 |
Giles County, Virginia
|
16,928
|
90 |
Radford city, Virginia
|
16,685
|
91 |
Alleghany County, Virginia
|
16,230
|
92 |
King William County, Virginia
|
15,981
|
93 |
Nottoway County, Virginia
|
15,830
|
94 |
Manassas Park city, Virginia
|
15,798
|
95 |
Dickenson County, Virginia
|
15,690
|
96 |
Floyd County, Virginia
|
15,390
|
97 |
Grayson County, Virginia
|
15,183
|
98 |
Williamsburg city, Virginia
|
15,167
|
99 |
Appomattox County, Virginia
|
15,128
|
100 |
Nelson County, Virginia
|
14,827
|
101 |
Clarke County, Virginia
|
14,323
|
102 |
Martinsville city, Virginia
|
13,733
|
103 |
Falls Church city, Virginia
|
13,229
|
104 |
Madison County, Virginia
|
13,200
|
105 |
Amelia County, Virginia
|
12,759
|
106 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia
|
12,588
|
107 |
Charlotte County, Virginia
|
12,404
|
108 |
Northumberland County, Virginia
|
12,346
|
109 |
Northampton County, Virginia
|
12,226
|
110 |
Poquoson city, Virginia
|
12,097
|
111 |
Sussex County, Virginia
|
11,972
|
112 |
Greensville County, Virginia
|
11,851
|
113 |
Lancaster County, Virginia
|
11,236
|
114 |
Essex County, Virginia
|
11,233
|
115 |
Middlesex County, Virginia
|
10,822
|
116 |
Cumberland County, Virginia
|
9,849
|
117 |
Richmond County, Virginia
|
9,059
|
118 |
Mathews County, Virginia
|
8,884
|
119 |
Franklin city, Virginia
|
8,528
|
120 |
Rappahannock County, Virginia
|
7,456
|
121 |
Charles City County, Virginia
|
7,157
|
122 |
King and Queen County, Virginia
|
7,046
|
123 |
Lexington city, Virginia
|
6,998
|
124 |
Galax city, Virginia
|
6,908
|
125 |
Surry County, Virginia
|
6,844
|
126 |
Bland County, Virginia
|
6,738
|
127 |
Buena Vista city, Virginia
|
6,707
|
128 |
Bedford city, Virginia
|
5,964
|
129 |
Covington city, Virginia
|
5,771
|
130 |
Emporia city, Virginia
|
5,740
|
131 |
Craig County, Virginia
|
5,213
|
132 |
Bath County, Virginia
|
4,652
|
133 |
Norton city, Virginia
|
4,068
|
134 |
Highland County, Virginia
|
2,245
|